Standing at an awkward crossroads between a polished, high-budget film and an average, well-intended queer indie flick, A Marine Story has a bit of an identity problem, but its heart is in the right place.
The story of a tough ex-Marine (played by The Gymnast favorite Dreya Weber) kicked out under “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and her difficult assimilation into civilian life, it deftly showcases the difficulties of women in the modern military, though the plot unfortunately goes AWOL toward the end.
The cinematography is quite excellent, and the glossy production values do much to imbue the film with a sense of realism. The Marine flashback scenes are particularly impressive, and it’s obvious that actual military advisors were used in production to ensure that things looked appropriately gung-ho.
The story of a tough ex-Marine (played by The Gymnast favorite Dreya Weber) kicked out under “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and her difficult assimilation into civilian life, it deftly showcases the difficulties of women in the modern military, though the plot unfortunately goes AWOL toward the end.
The cinematography is quite excellent, and the glossy production values do much to imbue the film with a sense of realism. The Marine flashback scenes are particularly impressive, and it’s obvious that actual military advisors were used in production to ensure that things looked appropriately gung-ho.
Marine officer Alexandra is tough enough to kick any guy's ass in a bar fight, but there's one opponent she can't beat: military policy. When she returns to her conservative hometown from Iraq with a mysterious personal life, she finds herself charged with preparing a tempestuous teenage girl to boot camp.
The overall theme is particularly relevant, as this is, at its core, a scathing indictment of the United States Military’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy. Alexandra is a perfect example of the damage it does – it takes good soldiers (soldiers who really want to be in the fight) and kicks them out for nothing so serious as their sexual orientation. She is punished beyond all reason for who she is – living a closeted life that includes a sham marriage and a ridiculous amount of secrecy, thrown out of the military on someone’s malicious whim – it’s a sad and unfortunately, realistic portrait of what thousands of queer soldiers are forced to endure.
Ultimately, this is the success of A Marine Story; in telling it like it is about DADT. The film suffers from its Dale subplot and awkward pacing, and it sadly can’t recover from its odd dealings in the meth lab, but the larger tale is a compelling one. The sight of Dreya Weber in uniform sweetens the deal. Review by Afterellen.com
The overall theme is particularly relevant, as this is, at its core, a scathing indictment of the United States Military’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy. Alexandra is a perfect example of the damage it does – it takes good soldiers (soldiers who really want to be in the fight) and kicks them out for nothing so serious as their sexual orientation. She is punished beyond all reason for who she is – living a closeted life that includes a sham marriage and a ridiculous amount of secrecy, thrown out of the military on someone’s malicious whim – it’s a sad and unfortunately, realistic portrait of what thousands of queer soldiers are forced to endure.
Ultimately, this is the success of A Marine Story; in telling it like it is about DADT. The film suffers from its Dale subplot and awkward pacing, and it sadly can’t recover from its odd dealings in the meth lab, but the larger tale is a compelling one. The sight of Dreya Weber in uniform sweetens the deal. Review by Afterellen.com
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